1. (verb)
inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
- exaggerate or make bigger
Synonyms:
balloon, go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, boom, extend, combust, spread out, flip one's lid, magnify, dilate, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, flourish, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, thrive, expand, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stack
2. (verb)
inflate, blow up
- fill with gas or air
Synonyms:
balloon, go ballistic, puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, combust, flip one's lid, magnify, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, expand, aggrandize, dramatize, blow one's stack
3. (verb)
inflate
- cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Synonyms:
expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloon
4. (verb)
inflate
- increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
Synonyms:
expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloon
5. (verb)
balloon, inflate, billow
- become inflated
Synonyms:
blow up, amplify, heave, inflate, wallow, expand, balloon, surge, billow
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Synonyms of 'inflate'
